Jointly provided by the Warren Alpert Medical School and Boston Medical Center in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Health Academic Center

Program Description

This program will address opioid use and opioid use disorder in pregnancy. During pregnancy medical providers must respond to women’s pain management and behavioral health needs while minimizing potential risks to the fetus, and this balance is further complicated when opioid use disorder is present.

The program is a 3-module case-based activity designed to help you identify and respond to opioid use disorder and manage pain among pregnant patients and women patients of childbearing age.

Target Audience

Physicians, nurses, and midwives who provide care to pregnant patients and women of childbearing age (15–44 years).

Support

Funding for this program was made possible in part by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Department of Justice, grant no. PM-BX-Koo4.

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Boston Medical Center. The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Disclosure PolicyIn accordance with the disclosure policy of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University as well as standards set forth by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, all CME activity speakers, planners and reviewers have disclosed all relevant commercial financial relationships received within the past twelve months. The activity’s disclosures have been reviewed and all identified conflicts of interest, if applicable, have been resolved.

The Speakers and Planning Committee of this activity have indicated they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.